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Importunee

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Importunee \Im`por*tunee"\, a. [F. importun, L. importunus;
   pref. im- not + a derivative from the root of portus harbor,
   importunus therefore orig. meaning, hard of access. See
   {Port} harbor, and cf. {Importunate}.]
   1. Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.]

   2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence,
      vexatious on account of untimely urgency or perinacious
      solicitation. [Obs.]

            And their importune fates all satisfied. --Spenser.

            Of all other affections it [envy] is the most
            importune and continual.              --Bacon.
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